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Everyone Can Hula Hoop

By: Chelsea Wellness Center Staff

October 11, 2023, 10:00 am - Categories: Classes

Learn to hula hoop, dance, and create your own flows!

In this one-of-a-kind 5-week course, ACE-approved Hoola Fit* instructor Heather Gamin facilitates space to explore the benefits of hula hoop dancing. This low-impact workout is easy on your joints. It is also a great way to tone your core muscles and improve your overall fitness. Hula hooping is a fun and creative activity that can help you reduce stress and improve your mood.

Start your hula hoop journey.

In the following classes, Heather will teach you the basics of waist hooping, bodywork, and flow art. You will learn how to connect movement, dance with your hoop, and create your own flows. By the end of the program, you will be a confident hula hoop flow artist!

• In the first class, students will learn to make hula hoops and be able to take home their very own personalized hula hoop. We will go over some of the benefits of hula hooping, as well as troubleshoot the issues that many individuals have when first starting out.
• As we move into our second class, Heather utilizes her knowledge as a licensed massage therapist to teach the importance of good body mechanics as we continue the journey of waist-hooping and gain greater control over our hoops.
• The third class presents students with creative new ways to explore movement, as we do on bodywork.
• As we head into week 4, get ready to experience flow art. We will learn how to connect movement and discover how to dance with our hoops.
• As we head into the final class of the series, we will be working on how to build our own hula hoop flows as well as learn a few advanced hula hoop moves to add to your hula hoop library of movement as you continue on your journey of your own as a hula hoop flow artist. 

No class on November 24, 2023. For more information or to register for the Everyone Can Hula Hoop Program please call 734-214-0220 or visit the Member Service Desk today.